Prognostication

I predict that, on Wednesday, May 12, 2004, The Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret Morning News, in a bit of catch-up to a story in the May 11, 2004, Washington Post, will report on President Bush's appointment of BYU general counsel Thomas B. Griffith to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. As that court has often been referred to as the second most powerful federal court in the country, the appointment of a current BYU lawyer is remarkable. It remains to be seen whether Griffith will have an easier time of the confirmation process than did President Bush's earlier pick for the spot, Miguel Estrada.